With messages of peace Christmas celebrated across Kashmir

Christmas was celebrated Monday across Kashmir with religious fervour as special prayers were held for peace and brotherhood across the churches in the Valley.

The Christmas messages were disseminated at these services.

"Christmas celebration comes once a year, and this is God providing us opportunity and giving us another chance to remember his love towards us, so that we melt the heart of stone and transform it into a tender soft one and distribute love in every possible way", he added.

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During the mass, prayers for peace, development, and prosperity of Pakistan were also offered.

The prayer meetings were held in various churches including the St Mary's Garrison Church Gandhi Nagar, CNI Church Residency Road, St Peter's Church and all other churches.

He said much more than festivity and celebration, the spirit of Christmas was to share, to reach out, and to love all humanity. In some of the churches, the services concluded with the distribution of cake and coffee.

We hope that British Columbians throughout the province have a safe and joyful Christmas season.

In a Monday message, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi congratulated Christians around the world on the advent of the Christian New Year and the birthday anniversary of Jesus Christ.

He said special New Year celebrations were also being held at Pahalgam to promote Pahalgam also as a winter tourist destination that otherwise is considered to be a summer resort.Hafeez said this year, a snow festival would also be held at Patnitop. Similar arrangements have been made at a number of places across the state.

"We are now stepping up tourism promotion by visiting many cities across the country too for tourism seminars, road shows", he said.

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